Roberto Ferreira

Anchieta, José do Brasil (1977)

Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil. ...

O Pistoleiro (1975)

Sagarana: O Duelo (1974)

Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown. ...

Independência ou Morte (1972)

The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil. ...

Se Meu Dólar Falasse... (1971)

Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals. ...

The Alienist (1970)

Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness. ...

The Godless Bandit (1970)

After the proclamation of the Republic, a group of fanatics in the sertão dreamed of and fought for the restoration of the Monarchy. At that bloody time, Fabiano, a quiet boy, becomes a cangaceiro and is attacked by the police. Although wounded, he manag ...

Lost Love Juliana (1970)

A beautiful young woman living in an isolated fishing community on an island falls in love with an outsider, a train machinist. But her father, a violent religious fanatic interferes. ...

Corisco, o Diabo Loiro (1969)

After killing a troublemaker, Cristino flees to a town in the Northeast and is forced to join Lampião's gang, where he becomes his right-hand man, under the name Corisco, the Blond Devil. He falls in love with Dadá, a farmer's daughter, and takes her wit ...

A Doce Mulher Amada (1969)

A soap opera idol, lonely despite his fame and wealth, seeks a woman for companionship. He becomes interested in Míriam, a mysterious character who causes him countless setbacks. He's inclined to marry Carolina, his 19-year-old neighbor, who spends her ti ...

Máscara da Traição (1969)

Couple of lovers want to steal the income of a popular soccer game, at Maracanã Stadium, in Rio de Janeiro. ...

O Cangaceiro Sanguinário (1969)

After robbing and massacring a village, the head of a gang of bandits, Captain Jagunço, kidnaps Flô, Mayor Cisso's wife and tortures her. ...

Deu a Louca no Cangaço (1969)

Panca de Valente (1968)

Western spoof. Depicts the conflict between the leader of a gang of country bandits and his former protégé, now a police officer. ...

Maria Bonita, Rainha do Cangaço (1968)

Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and became his lover. ...

Trilogy of Terror (1968)

An anthology divided in three segments, helmed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century. A mother becomes involved with black magic and offers a virgin woman to the Devil in exchange for curing the illness of her only son. A p ...

Cangaceiros de Lampião (1967)

On the day of Pedro Boiadeiro's wedding, a band of cangaceiros who survived the Angicos massacre invade his home, then proceed to beat him up, and abuse and murder his wife. Pedro sets out to get revenge on each one. ...

O Santo Milagroso (1966)

A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's involvement with the sacristan, he accidentally starts the rumor that the church houses a miraculous statue of St. F ...

Onde a Terra Começa (1966)

In a fishing village, animosity grows between father and son, when the latter starts to desire his lover. In the midst of the tension, a co-worker dies and another teases about the dilemma. ...

A Montanha dos Sete Ecos (1963)

The adventures of a young man who becomes a bandit due to circumstances beyond his control. He seeks revenge for the death of his father, a defenseless victim of a powerful landowner who terrorized farmers in rural Bahia in the early decades of the century ...

Sol Sobre a Lama (1963)

A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market. ...

Lampião, King of the Badlands (1963)

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s. ...

Três Cabras de Lampião (1962)

The Given Word (1962)

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's churc ...

Tocaia no Asfalto (1962)

A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite being a hired killer, the man takes his job seriously and prefers to go to the end. ...

A Grande Feira (1961)

The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There, however, he is passed behind by the prostitute Maria, lover of the bandit Chico Diabo, who stabs him. He, however, can't forget her. ...